English-Dutch translations for conspiracy theory

• complottheorie
  Ik denk dan ook dat de complottheorie geen juiste analyse is. Therefore, I do not think the conspiracy theory is a correct analysis.
  De complottheorie van collega Buitenweg overtuigt mij niet. Mrs Buitenweg's conspiracy theory fails to convince me.
  In dit opzicht wil ik u op de hoogte stellen van een complottheorie die de ronde doet en die me gisteren ter ore is gekomen via een Wit-Russische zakenman. In this respect, I would like to tell you about a conspiracy theory that is circulating, told to me yesterday by a Belarusian businessman.
• samenzweringstheorie

Definition of conspiracy theory

• A hypothesis alleging that the members of a coordinated group are, and/or were, secretly working together to commit illegal or wrongful actions including attempting to hide the existence of the group and its activities. In notable cases the hypothesis contradicts the mainstream explanation for historical or current events.
• Hypothetical speculation that is commonly considered untrue or outlandish

Related words

• conspiracy
• conspiracy theorist
• conspiracy of silence
• world conspiracy